abrasion n.表面磨损
例句:Constant abrasion from shoes wore down the wooden floor.
(syn: attrition, scraping)
扩充:abrasive adj.研磨的 (syn: scraping, scratching)
abolish vt.废除,
取消
例句:Slavery was abolished in the United States after the Civil
War. (syn:eliminate, do away with, annul)
扩充:abolition n.废除, 革除 (syn: abrogation, abolishment)
abolitionist n.废奴主义者
abnormal adj.反常的;变态的
例句:The warm December weather in northern Canada was abnormal.
(syn: anomalous, unusual)
扩充:normal adj.正常的, 正规的;标准的
normally adv.正常地, 通常地
abide vi.遵守;vt.忍受
例句:① vi.遵守 abide by (syn: follow, comply with, observe)
② vt.忍受 (syn: endure, put up
with, bear, tolerate)
扩充:abiding adj.持久的
I have an abiding desire to become a teacher. (syn: enduring,
constant, permanent)
abbreviate v.缩短,缩写
例句:Because we were running out of time, the lecturer had to
abbreviate her speech.(syn: shorten, cut)
扩充:abbreviated adj.简短的(syn: shortened)
abbreviation n.缩写, 缩写词